Water parks, parks, new friends... and finally FRIDAY!

Hi Parents!

We had a wonderful week! First of all, we went to the park on Monday! We had a field trip to the 'Water Park' on Tuesday. We did lots of work for the following week. On top of that, we have two new penguins that joined our class. Their names are Crystal and Rochelle. Crystal and Rochelle are NOT sisters, but are just like sisters!!! They are BEST FRIENDS! I am very happy to have two new wonderful girls in penguin class.

In Phonics, we reviewed our s, t and b consonants. The exercises in our Phonics book required them to remember how to print the letters! Most of them could do it on their own, except for the letter 'Ss,' they still need more practice. Another exercises had them draw a line to match the letter under the picture to its partner letter.

Math was very challenging for all of us, especially me! This week, they did 3 different exercises. In an exercise, they had to circle all the red shapes. In the same set of exercise, they had to circle all the triangles. In a different activity, there were many different shapes and colors, they had to circle all the yellow squares. In the same set of exercises,, they had to circle all the blue circles. The last activity was the toughest~ using logical reasoning. For each exercise, they had to identify how the blocks/shapes are sorted and circle the blocks that follow the order. It took a lot of reasoning, why!!!!!!!!!! Many of the exercises just needed them to follow instructions clearly.

We had so much fun at the park on Monday. It wasn't too hot at the park, we had mosquito repellent and lots of water in our water bottles. Here are some pictures:

In reading class, we started our new story, 'Can Pig Nap?' I read the story to them and it was funny, everyone enjoyed the story! In the story. they had to practice using their phonics skills with letters c, n, p, short a, -an, -at, -ap.

The 'Water Park' was amazing. I had such a great time. All the penguins loved the water!!! Most of them went down on the BIG SLIDE with me (not knowing that it was scary), had a good time but was too scared to go on it again. Hanna and Claire was super brave on the slide, they actually went on the BIG SLIDE with me 2 times! Aston and Albert cried a little bit, but got over it quickly.

We did an art activity and brought it home! We made a paper bag puppet of a mouse! It took a little while. We had to cut circles and squiggly arms for the mouse. They did a great job, all of them.

Hanna had such a great time at the water park that she passed out the moment we got back to school! She is becoming more caring toward others, she was helping our new friend 'Rochelle' adjust to the new class by playing with her and keeping her company! Thank you Hanna, you are the greatest!!!

Claire had an awesome week! She also loved the water park!!! She was running around non-stop playing and splashing around. Her phonics skills has improved, so has her gross motor-skills, being able to print words. She had a very positive attitude. Claire never says bad things about others!!!

Leo is improving so much all around!!! He speaks non-stop. Sometimes too much, he likes to say bad and good things about people. I am trying to correct him, to be polite, not to say bad or mean things about people. Other than that, I see a lot of improvement. He is becoming more independent!

Albert had a great week. He loves Ruby too. He had so much fun at the water park that he got onto the BIG SLIDE with me and cried!!! It's okay Albert. He's doing an amazing job printing. He is a little hesitant about printing, so he prints very lightly. I am encouraging him to print a little bit harder/darker so that it's more visible because if he makes a mistake, he can always go back and correct it!

Aston is improving. He is not very familiar with the entire alphabet. In math class, he's not able to sit still and fully concentrate. But when class is over, I help him during playtime one-on-one, when I give him my full attention, he then gives me his full attention.

Devon had a great week. He speaks so much more. He had so much fun at the water park. Devon usually cries a lot, over small things. Like, when someone accidentally touches him or takes his toy. He doesn't know the difference from hitting and touching by accident!

Ruby is another rising star. She is a fast learner. She's great in class. She gets along well with everyone. I'm happy to see how well she is fitting into our class!!! She tries her best in class, keep up the great work!!!

Everyone misses Serena so much!!! Hope to see you soon...

Rochelle and Crystal, welcome to penguin class!!!

Have a great weekend, see everyone on Monday!

Teacher Leanne